Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Sep 02
Book Review: The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson This book suffers from the fate that befalls a lot of groundbreaking work in that it’s been copied and emulated so much that a modern reader such as myself reading it for the first time finds it dull and almost derivative. It’s not fair to Jackson, of …
Aug 28
Hollow Book
I wanted to make something for my friend for her birthday, so when I saw book-purses on Pinterest, it inspired me. I was trying to make a clutch purse out of a hardback book. I got some hardback books really cheaply at hte library (no, they weren’t rentals. They sell old books as a …
Aug 25
Peacock Box
After I spent all that time painting the Adele Bauer-Bloch II project, I felt inspired by Klimt. I loved his gold upon gold layering, the bright colors, and especially the repeated patterns. Something made me think of peacocks, and peacock-inspired patterns. The eye shape of a peacock’s tail is very distinctive. The way it …
